Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:46:08 -0500 From: Paul Tolbert Subject: The Unit 13 Disclaimer: I don't own these characters. WWE does. Chapter Thirteen -- Thank You For Not Crashing The morning commute was dreadful and busy as Dave & Lincoln made their way to Kelencine, also known as The Dollhouse for what would undoubtedly be an interesting 1st day for Dave. "So... what's the deal with you... your abilities I mean" Dave asked nervously. He'd hope his new partner didn't have any mind-reading abilities as Dave wasn't ready to share much about himself yet. "I'm a level 3 psychic and level 1 clairvoyant." Lincoln said quickly. Dave stared at him confused. "Oh um there are levels to our abilities. There are 4 levels actually, 1 of course being low and 4 high." "I see" Dave said. "So you must be very powerful then? Being level 3 and all." "I guess. I would have picked other terms to use such as exceptional or adequate, but powerful is fine." Dave grunted and he focused his eyes back on the road. He wanted to get to know more about his new partner Lincoln. He seemed nice enough and Dave couldn't help but have a bit of a crush on him. He looked sexy by society's terms, nice lean body, well defined face, nice ass... "So what about you? Bet your happy about getting your badge and authority back. Oh and the gun." "Huh?" Dave said exiting abruptly from his fantasy. Shock then came over him. "WHAT?" Dave asked surprised. "Oh sorry I almost forgot" Lincoln said as he pulled out a large file and what appeared to be Dave's old badge & gun. "Where did you get that?" Asked Dave. "From Paul. He brought it over last night. Said to give it to you when you came over. I forgot. Well anyways here it is!" Lincoln sat the firearm & badge on Dave's lap, causing him to shift slightly. Lincoln's touch on his thigh made him squirm. "Thanks" Dave said awkwardly. "So what I'm a fed again? And who exactly is Paul?" "Yes your a fed again and Agent Paul Ballard will be YOUR handler so to speak. He'll guide you through all of this during your 1st month, to get you situated. Don't worry he's great. Nice and considerate." Lincoln said reassuringly. "So how does this thing work anyway? What will we be doing?" Dave asked. They arrived at a stop sign and no visible cars were in the area. A perfect moment for him to squeeze information out of Lincoln. "Can't you wait til we get there? All your questions--" "I need to know now" Dave demanded, staring directly into Lincoln's hazel eyes. 'God he's so beautiful' Dave thought to himself. Lincoln crossed his arms. "You don't scare me you know, HOWEVER I think I can go ahead and tell you what you want to know. It will be just like your old job I assume, solving cases of a homicide nature, only you will be working under the dollhouse's authority and not the FBI." "Really?" Dave asked quizzically. "Yes. We are just like the FBI, except no red tape to screw with us" "What do you mean?" "Look I told you all that I'm going too. We should get going." Lincoln said as he pointed forward. Dave sighed and continued to drive. ** As the approached the Kelencine building, Dave proceeded to park. "NO buddy, not here, keep driving" "Why?" Dave asked. "You'll see" Lincoln said, giving Dave a small smirk. Dave put his attention to the road again and kept driving. They arrived at a underground parking structure. "Here! Turn here" Lincoln instructed Dave. He turned and they arrived at an empty parking space. Dave looked over to Lincoln. "What?" Lincoln asked. "Is it OK if I park here sir?" Dave asked sarcastically. "Yes" Lincoln said unamused. Dave chuckled and parked the vehicle. As they both stepped out Lincoln lead Dave to an elevator with a hand scanner. Lincoln placed his hand on the scanner and the doors open before them. They both stepped inside and Lincoln pressed the only visible button on the touch panel before him. They were lead down a few floors. "How many underground floors are there?" Dave asked. "I believe 5, maybe 6" Lincoln replied. As the elevator doors stopped, Lincoln reached up and placed his hand on Dave's shoulder. "Don't worry, you'll do fine. I know it." He said smiling up at the larger man. "Thanks" Dave said smiling back. The elevator doors opened and Dave couldn't believe what he saw standing before him... ...